• The Order of Guadalupe (originally: "National Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe") was established by Emperor
Agustín I of Mexico in the autumn of 1821, although its statutes would not be published until February 1822. It was originally divided into two classes:
Grand Cross and
Numerary Member. After the abdication and death of Emperor Agustin I, the Order fell out of use and remained inactive for 30 years until
Antonio López de Santa Anna convinced
Pope Pius IX to recognize it in 1854. It fell into disuse again in August of that same year after the successful
Ayutla Revolution and the ousting of Santa Anna from government. The third and last period of the Order began on June 30, 1863, before the arrival of
Maximilian I of Mexico, by decree of the Provisional Imperial Government. Emperor Maximilian I modified the statutes of the Order for the last time on April 10, 1865, renaming the order "Imperial" (instead of "National") and divided it into four ranks, each with civilian and military divisions: •
Grand Cross, limited to 30 recipients. •
Grand Officer, limited to 100 recipients. •
Commander, limited to 200 recipients. •
Knight, limited to 500 recipients. ;Grand Crosses •
François Achille Bazaine •
Carlota of Mexico •
Frederick III, German Emperor •
Gabino Gaínza •
Alexander Gorchakov •
Alexander von Humboldt •
Isabella II of Spain •
Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán •
Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte •
Kamehameha V •
Leopold I of Belgium •
Richard von Metternich •
Napoleon III •
Napoléon, Prince Imperial •
Queen Victoria ;Grand Officers ;Commanders •
Louis Antoine Debrauz de Saldapenna •
Ludwig von Fautz ;Knights •
Luigi Calori •
Vicente Filísola ;Unknown Classes •
Vicente Guerrero •
Agustín de Iturbide •
Gustave Léon Niox •
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff ==Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle==